Posted on 10/17/2004 3:49:35 PM PDT by Neets
Yankees look for sweep; Astros try to pull even
October 17, 2004 BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - After a record-breaking rout against the Boston Red Sox in Game Three, the New York Yankees are on the verge of their 40th World Series appearance.
The Yankees - and the two teams combined - set a League Championship Series record for runs scored in a 19-8 rout of the Red Sox on Saturday, taking a three games to none lead. Of the 25 instances when a team has taken such a best-of-seven series lead previously, it has closed out the series in four games 20 times.
The chances of New York advancing to the World Series for the seventh time in nine years are very good considering no baseball team has ever come back from a three-game playoff series deficit. New York will give the ball to Orlando Hernandez, who jumped out to an 8-0 start this year before shoulder problems resulted in a finish of 0-2 with an 8.03 ERA. In his one start against Boston this season, "El Duque" pitched just three innings due to a rain delay.
Boston will pin its survival hopes on 14-game winner Derek Lowe, who was moved up from a potential Game Five start after the Red Sox used scheduled Game Four starter Tim Wakefield out of the bullpen Saturday. Lowe has a career 3.50 ERA in the postseason but was saddled with a 9.28 ERA against New York during the regular season.
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All I can say is that I hope you post the thread today, we hit you pretty good!
I like it when you start game threads. Will you start today's?
That's not fair! I vote for you : )
Yup, I heard it being played on the "local rock" show on my longtime college radio station (WMWM Salem MA) yesterday. And of course they keep showing the ad on TV with the Dropkick Murphy tune!
Ummm,no, thanks anyway.
Even tho I am off today, I elect you the ALCS thread startererr.
You think I'm a Yankee good luck charm?
Well, I sure as shootin ain't.
New rule! Hometown team has to post it!
As Joe Torre would say, "Someone is going to pay for this".
Exactly one week ago bump!
We very much agree on that point. May Bush surprise the pundits as much as the Red Sox surprised the Yankees.
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